Larry King says so long, not goodbye

Larry King ended his CNN talk show, "Larry King Live" on Thursday after 25 years.The 77-year-old said earlier this year that he would "hang up his nightly suspenders."

"I never thought it would ever last this long or come to this," King said. "I'm going to go on, do a lot of other things, we're going to specials here on CNN. I'm going to be seen in other places and do some radio work.

"You're not going to see me go away, but you're not going to see me here on this set anymore. I don't know what to say except to you, my audience, thank you. And instead of goodbye, how about so long?"

Among those wishing King well were former President Bill Clinton and current President Barack Obama.